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2 out of 3 of the Hessian troops were captured, but 1/3 escaped. Gen. Washington took approximately 1400 prisoners =).
At the Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776, the Hessian troops were commanded by Colonel Johann Rall. Rall was killed along with about 100 of his men, and 900 were captured. The generals for the Continental Army were George Washington, John Sullivan, and Nathaniel Greene.
THE DEFEAT OF MORE THAT 900 HESSIAN MERCENARIES
he british army leave some troops in Trenton and Princeton,the british did not expect to fight,in the Delaware river,Washington saw a oportunity to catch the british off guard,Washington surprise the enemy the next day,the American capture more than 900 hessians
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A British army of 1,400 regulars and 450 colonials under Col. George Washington, against a mixed force of 900 French and Indians commanded by Capt. Jean-Daniel Dumas.
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AnswerThe Continental Army(the Americans-Partiots) won the Battle of Trenton.it took place on December 25-26 1776George Washington and the troops crossed the Delaware River into Trenton, New Jersey on Christmas night and the battle was the next day. Americans lost 4 soldiers two died from wounds and another froze to death the Hessians lost 22 men.The Patriots took 900 prisoners after this war. That was very important to them.Trenton is the capital city of the state of New Jersey.americans
The battle of Trenton is significant because the American victory discouraged British soldiers, and they lost almost all hope of winning the American Revolution. A discouraged British soldier wrote in his diary that the American victory made the Americans "all liberty mad again."
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In the dead of night, on December 25 1776, George Washington led 2400 American soldiers across the Delaware River. the troops were short on supplies but were ready to fight. On the morning of December 26, the troops attacked. Being the day after Christmas, the British and Hessians were drunk and half asleep. The battle lasted only an hour and finally, 900 Hessians surrendered to Washington.